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Opinion: Student poverty shouldn’t be university rite of passage
Trying to get ahead by studying at university shouldn’t be a recipe for poverty. Helping relieve the HECS debt burden on students, while welcome, still does nothing to address the root cause of the problem.
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Western Sydney voices on the 2025 federal election: housing, climate, cost of living and more
Cost of living, education and student debt, housing affordability and climate change, have all dominated the debates and captured the headlines during this federal election campaign.
Western Sydney University researchers secure more than $2.5 million to empower Australia’s manufacturing sector
Western Sydney University researchers have secured more than $2.5 million in funding to support collaborative university-industry research and development.
Professor Andy Marks highlights unique spirit driving Parramatta’s transformation into Sydney’s second CBD
Professor Andy Marks, Executive Director of the Centre for Western Sydney, reflects on the unique spirit driving Parramatta’s transformation into Sydney’s second CBD.
Western Sydney University Schools Photographic Awards connects students with country
On Thursday, 10 April, Western Sydney University hosted 90 Year 11 students from five high schools to take part in its inaugural photographic competition.
Western Sydney stories
Professor Andy Marks highlights unique spirit driving Parramatta’s transformation into Sydney’s second CBD
Professor Andy Marks, Executive Director of the Centre for Western Sydney, reflects on the unique spirit driving Parramatta’s transformation into Sydney’s second CBD.
Western Sydney University and Penrith Panthers announce partnership
Western Sydney University and Penrith Panthers have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on community engagement, education, and research in Western Sydney.
Western Sydney Votes
Opinion: The rise of right-wing Christian populism and its powerful impact on Australian politics
As Australians cast pre-poll votes in record numbers, it is not only political parties and candidates who are trying to influence votes.
Western Sydney voices on the 2025 federal election: housing, climate, cost of living and more
Cost of living, education and student debt, housing affordability and climate change, have all dominated the debates and captured the headlines during this federal election campaign.
Research success
Western Sydney University researchers secure more than $2.5 million to empower Australia’s manufacturing sector
Western Sydney University researchers have secured more than $2.5 million in funding to support collaborative university-industry research and development.
Western PhD student leads wombat conservation and road safety project
PhD student Sujatha Mayadunnage from Western Sydney University’s School of Science is passionate about protecting nature and reducing the human impact on wildlife.
Expert opinion
Opinion: Is it dangerous to kiss someone who’s eaten gluten if you have coeliac disease?
Coeliac disease is not a food allergy or intolerance. It’s an autoimmune disease that makes the body attack the small intestine if gluten (a protein found in wheat, rye and barley) reaches the gut.
Opinion: Truth and lies, trust and doubt: how should we be navigating the misinformation crisis?
“Lies are often much more plausible, more appealing to reason than reality, since the liar has the great advantage of knowing beforehand what the audience wishes or expects to hear.”
Awards and appointments
Western students named as 2025 Westpac Scholars
Ten outstanding Western Sydney University students were awarded scholarships from the Westpac Scholars Trust to help shape the future through technology and deepen Australia’s ties with Asia.
Australia Awards Fellowship to rebuild journalistic trust in the Indo-Pacific
Dr Asha Chand from the School of Humanities and Communication Arts has been awarded an Australia Awards Fellowship by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Student Spotlight
Stephan Turk: Using their voice to help
Western Sydney University student Stephan Turk has always had a strong desire to help people.
Cristina Aurelia Lungu: Advocating for families, building resilience
Twenty-two-year-old Cristina Lungu has been passionate about supporting children and families since her early high school years.
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Journalism masterclass inspires future storytellers at Parramatta South
Western Sydney University was proud to welcome two leading journalists to campus for an inspiring masterclass that left a lasting impression on students, staff, and visiting fellows.
Opinion: We’ve heard the promises. Now it’s up to Labor to deliver its housing, wages and other economic policies
With a convincing win for a second term of government, the pressure is now on the new Labor government to deliver the economic policies central to its win.
Opinion: Is it dangerous to kiss someone who’s eaten gluten if you have coeliac disease?
Coeliac disease is not a food allergy or intolerance. It’s an autoimmune disease that makes the body attack the small intestine if gluten (a protein found in wheat, rye and barley) reaches the gut.
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